HUAI NAM MAN by Arne Chr. Borge

HUAI NAM MAN by Arne Chr. Borge

For a relaxing lunch and afternoon out of town, Huai Krating (or Huai Nam Man) is a wonderful reservoir not far from Loei. Super busy during weekends and public holiday, it’s otherwise incredibly quiet and beautiful during the week. Rafts are available for rent starting at THB250 a day (the bigger ones are THB500). If you’re there during lunchtime you can order your food before a long tail boat will take you out to the lake. When the food is ready they will bring it there. You can spend hours in your raft chilling, eating, fishing and swimming if you like. The water is refreshing and clean but the visibility is not quite good. Every now and then one of the boats will approach you to check that everything is ok and to see if you need to order drinks or food. The setting is spectacular and the atmosphere is extremely peaceful. To get to the reservoir, drive north on route 201 for 5 km when you have to turn left on route 21 and keep on going for roughly 12 more km until you get to destination.

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